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• Manager:Roberto Di Matteo

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Drogba wins Grant backing

21 Oct 2007 - 08:17:16

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Chelsea manager Avram Grant insisted that striker Didier Drogba is still 100 per cent committed to the club, following the 2-0 win at Middlesbrough.

Drogba had spoken of his desire to quit Stamford Bridge earlier this week, having seemingly become disillusioned by the shock departure of former manager Jose Mourinho.

However, Grant said after the Riverside success, in which Drogba scored: "I have seen Didier in the last month in training, in my room, on the pitch, I haven't had one problem.

"If he has done something off the pitch and he regrets it, it's good.

"He is not a negative person. If he was negative on the pitch or in the dressing room or when he spoke to me, that is another story.

"But it's not like this. Players need to speak on the pitch and he did that very well.

"I can tell you I have heard what the player said to me and how he has behaved on the pitch and off the pitch.

"When he speaks to me, he is very positive and when he is on the pitch, he is very positive. He is not a negative guy and that is what's important."